Description: POLIDORI, John William. The Vampyre; A Tale. London: for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819. FIRST EDITION SECOND SHERWOOD ISSUE IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS, 1 vol., 8-7/8" x 5-5/8", half-title present, pp.xxv+[i](blank)+[27]-84, 8vo., bound in the original gray paper wrappers, entirely uncut as issued, spine worn but original stitching is firm, rear cover detached, internally clean and bright, free of foxing, ownership name erased from upper front wrapper, bookplate of "Rut & Carl Kjellberg" Rut Kjellberg (1904- ) Carl Kjellberg (1901-1989). A completely un-repaired and unsophisticated copy, housed in a maroon cloth clamshell slipcase, gilt lettered black morocco spine label. THE EARLIEST OBTAINABLE ISSUE with the preface unaltered and set in 24 lines rather than 23 and containing the commentary suggesting improprieties regarding "two sisters as the partakers of his revels" (implying a menage-a-trois with Byron, Mary Godwin & Jane Clermont), and p.36 omitting the "a" in "almost" in the final line. Polidori, Lord Byron's personal physician, accompanied him into exile and was present at the Chateau near Geneva on the evening in 1816 when, after recounting German ghost stories, Byron suggested that each of those present should compose a supernatural tale. This was the occasion that gave rise to Mary Shelley's supernatural classic, Frankenstein, and to Polidori's The Vampyre - a much inferior work, but still celebrated as the first vampire-gothic work in English, and extremely popular in its time (partly, no doubt, because it first appeared as the work of Byron). Who we are - D&D Galleries was founded in 1985. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Provincial Bookfair Association of Great Britain (PBFA). So bid and buy with confidence. Our inventory (largely English language only) is slightly eclectic and ranges from the 16th through the 20th centuries with sub-specialties in S.T.C. and Wing books, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, presentation and association material as well as 17th and 18th C. British history, sets and bindings. Terms - Any item(s) may be returned with 7 days for a full refund if found to be not authentic or substantially at odds with our description or pictures. Items returned must be received in the same condition and completeness as sent.
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Origin: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Topic: Classics
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1819
